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Knife River Holding Co (Knife River Holding Co) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Knife River Holding Co Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Knife River Holding Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-54 Mil. Knife River Holding Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-14 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

KNF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.59   Med: 8.2   Max: 10.42
Current: 4.59


KNF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.09% of 306 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 7.065 vs KNF: 4.59

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Knife River Holding Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Knife River Holding Co Interest Coverage Chart

Knife River Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
10.42 9.94 6.45 5.10

Knife River Holding Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.88 13.69 2.64 -

Competitive Comparison of Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Knife River Holding Co Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Knife River Holding Co's Interest Expense was $-58 Mil. Its Operating Income was $296 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $706 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*296.397/-58.096
=5.10

Knife River Holding Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Knife River Holding Co's Interest Expense was $-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $706 Mil.

Knife River Holding Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Knife River Holding Co  (NYSE:KNF) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Knife River Holding Co (Knife River Holding Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1150 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, ND, USA, 58503
Knife River Holding Co formerly Knife River Corp provides construction materials and contracting services throughout the western, central, and southern United States. Knife River produces and delivers aggregates and markets crushed stone, sand, gravel, and related construction materials, including ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and other value-added products. It also distributes cement and asphalt oil. It has more than 1 billion tons of aggregate reserves, 110 ready-mix plants, 50 asphalt plants, and a combined 410,000 tons of liquid asphalt and cement storage. The company also performs integrated contracting services for most types of aggregate-related construction, including roads, freeways, bridges, residential properties, schools, shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial parks.
Executives
Thomas S Everist director
William J Sandbrook director C/O U.S. CONCRETE, INC., 331 N. MAIN STREET, EULESS TX 76039
Trevor J Hastings officer: Vice President & COO 1250 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Karen B Fagg director P. O. BOX 5650, BISMARCK ND 58506-5650
German Carmona-alvarez director 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Glenn R. Pladsen officer: VP of Support Services 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
John F. Quade officer: VP of Business Development 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Marney L. Kadrmas officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Patricia L Moss director 1100 N.W. WALL STREET, P.O. BOX 369, BEND OR 97701
Jason L Vollmer director 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
David L Goodin director, officer: Chair of the Board 400 NORTH FOURTH STREET, BISMARCK ND 58501
Nathan W Ring officer: Vice President & CFO 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Karl A Liepitz director, officer: General Counsel & Secretary 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Brian R. Gray director, officer: President & CEO 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Mdu Resources Group Inc 10 percent owner 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503